The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-10-14

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ell Bank, at the head of which was
Mr.. James G. Carney. The bank was
directly across the hall from my office.
stepped into the bank to deposit a
little money on one occasion, and Mr..
Carney said to me: "Why don't you
invest your money! "Invest," said I;
Il have nothing to invest" "Oh, yes"
he says; "you have quite little sum
of money, aud I see that your young
friends come with your checks occa-
sionally, evidently borrowing it. Now
you had better invest it." GLOW can [
invest it - ''Investit in real estate"
~ know nothing about real estate"
$50 to the first auction and buy the
property. You cannot be much cheat
ed in that, because you will have to
give very little more than somebody
else will be willing to pay for it. Give
your notes for it, save your money, col
lect your fees, pay your notes as they
become due. See that the property is
improved property, so that the rent will
keep down your interest account, and
when you get any other money, invest
it in the same way, and if your notes
press upon you little faster than you
can pay them, why we will, when we
find that is what You are doing with
your money, discount your note and
give you Il little more time, so that
you can pay it up. This will necessi-
tate the prompt collection of your bills,
for | know that you would rather work
and earn Il hundred dollars than dun
Il man for it, unless you have pressing
need for it. You have not even asked
for little bill that we owe you in the
bank, which shows me that you do not
promptly collect your dues" l followed
the advice and bought number of
pieces of property in that manner, and
/ never did exactly know how they
were paid for, but they were, and in a
few years l owned some twenty differ
ent pieces Of property in Lowell that
came to me in that way. l can only
say that | wish | had been wise enough
to have continued this course through
life.
do not think that l need to extend
these suggestions any further, because
if Il young man won't mind these, he
won't any others, and | cannot suggest
any better ones.
| am, yours truly,
BENJAMIN +. BUTLER.
The queens jubilee was celebrated
in novel fashion at DENLY Dale.
DENLY Dale has for long time been
celebrated for its pies. In 1888 there
was one baked in commemoration of
the recovery of George ILL.,; another
was baken in 1915 in honor Of the
peace; another in 1916 in celebra-
ton of the repeal Of the corn laws;
but the queens jubilee pie is described
as unequalled in the annals of pie max
ing. The baking took place in spe-
cial voeu. The pie was eight feet in
diameter and two feet deep, and con-
tanned 81 tones of flour, 1850 pounds
of beef, $50 pounds of mutton, 160
pounds of veal, $50 pounds of lamb,
$50 pounds of pork, I20 pounds of
lard, fifty pounds of butter, thirty-two
couples of rabbits, three hares, ~ fowls,
10 pigeons,12 grouse, 81 ducks. 4 plov-
ers, turkey, five geese, and 100 small
birds, together with 80 eggs and 40
stones of potatoes, 40 pounds of beef
suet, and 40 pounds of dripping
The pie weighed As hundred pounds.
In the morning it was taken on stone
cart, drawn by ten horses, to a field
called Norman Park, lent for the pur-
pose. When the pie reached the field
it was taken into an inclosure and left
there for inspection. 1t was intended
that when the old people and children
had got seated, Mr.. Henry Briefly, the
chairmrn of the committee, should
make little speech, but this was cut
short, for directly the pie had been ta-
ken under one end Of the tent in which
it was to be served to the people, the
strong wooden barriers against which
the crowd pressed gave way, and null
titudes rushed into the tent up to the
stone cart, a scene of great confusion
ensuing. In vain were the people ap-
pealed to. The stronger the appeal the
more they crushed into the tent, and the
pie crust rapidlydisappeared, being eth
er given or forcibly taken away. 1t Was
not till promise had been made that
when the old people and children had
been served the pie should be brought
into the field and distributed that the
hungry mob could be appeased.
Ridicule, says Il German critic, is
like Il blow with the fist; wit, like the
prick of IL needle; irony like the sting
of the thorn: and humor, the plaster
which heals all these wounds.
The lively stump speakers are about
now
What makes the boy shook truant: :"
Chestnuts.